Conjugate reflexive verb se réveiller in the present tense in French (Le Présent)

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Last updated: 2024-01-10

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In Le Présent, the 'se' part of a reflexive verb changes according to the je/tu/il/nous/vous/ils part (in grammar jargon: the reflexive pronoun in a reflexive verb agrees with the subject).

Learn how to conjugate SE RÉVEILLER (to wake up) in Le Présent (Indicatif) in French

je me réveille	I wake up
tu te réveilles	you wake up (singular-familiar form)
il/elle/on se réveille	he/she/we/one wakes up / people wake up
nous nous réveillons	we wake up
vous vous réveillez	you wake up (plural/formal form)
ils/elles se réveillent	They wake up

Here are examples to listen to:

Je me réveille.I'm waking up.

Tu te réveilles doucement.You're waking up slowly.

Il se réveille à 8 heures.He wakes up at 8.

Nous nous réveillons avant 7 heures.We wake up before 7.

Quand est-ce que vous vous réveillez ?When do you wake up?

Ils se réveillent toujours de bonne humeur.They always wake up in a good mood.

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